48Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)More on ShootingB Notes on Face Priority• If the camera is unable to recognize any faces when the shutter-release button is pressed halfwaywith AF area mode set to Face priority, the AF area mode setting automatically switches toAuto.• If no faces are recognized when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway in Portrait or Nightportrait scene mode or smart portrait mode, the camera will focus on the subject at the center ofthe frame.• The camera may be unable to recognize faces in the following situations:- When faces are partially hidden by sunglasses or otherwise obstructed- When faces take up too much or too little of the frame• When the frame includes more than one face, the faces recognized by the camera and the face onwhich the camera focuses depend upon a variety of factors, including the direction in which thefaces are looking.• In some rare cases, the subject may not be in focus despite the fact that the double border turnsgreen (A 27). Should this occur, switch to A (auto) mode and set AF area mode to Manual orCenter, refocus on another subject positioned at the same distance from the camera as the actualportrait subject, and use focus lock (A 46).• When pictures in which a face was recognized during shooting are displayed in full-frameplayback mode or thumbnail playback mode, depending upon the orientation of the recognizedface, the pictures may be automatically rotated for playback display except pictures taken withContinuous, BSS, Multi-shot 16, and Sport continuous (A 42).I Autofocus ModeChoose how the camera focuses.B Note on Autofocus ModeThere may be functions with which this setting cannot be enabled. See “Camera Settings thatCannot Be Applied Simultaneously” (A 49) for more information.B Note on the Autofocus Mode Setting for Subject Tracking ModeAutofocus mode can be set for subject tracking mode. The default setting in subject trackingmode is Full-time AF. Autofocus mode can be set independently for both subject tracking modeand A (auto) mode.D Autofocus mode for Movie RecordingAutofocus mode for movie recording can be set with Autofocus mode (A 104) in the moviemenu (A 102).A (auto) M d (Shooting menu) M I Autofocus modeA Single AF (default setting)The camera focuses when the shutter-release button is pressed halfway.B Full-time AFThe camera focuses continuously until the shutter-release button is pressed downhalfway. Use with moving subjects. The sound of lens drive movement will be heardwhile the camera focuses.
